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8 A Temple in Wartime When you need happiness, you should bring your mind to a standstill. Stopping is the manifesta- tion of success — it is the real happiness, to which the happiness of no other thing can compare. (Phramonkolthepmuni) At the outbreak of World War II, Luang Phaw showed a lively interest in the news. The war changed the lives of everybody who lived in Bangkok and the temple was no exception. There was considerable danger for everybody who lived in the capital. This was the only time in the history of Wat Paknam when Luang Phaw did not teach meditation for the general public inside the main Vihara of the temple itself. During the Second World War, because of the possible danger for public attending teachings, especially on Thursdays, Luang Phaw moved the venue for public meetings to the house of Nah Saiyud Peankersuk which was not far from the temple precincts. During World War II, Luang Phaw felt that it was not safe for the monks of Wat Paknam to go on almsround. The monks, however, always had enough to eat because the kitchen provided for them. Also Luang Phaw would instruct Kuhn Yay Chandra to have the meditators in the temple invoke the Grace of the Perfections of the Dham- makāya to provide sufficient food for the temple com- munity each day. He was certain that each day, there must always be someone of faith to support the temple and he instructed the meditators to facilitate the opportunity 113